Notre Dame and Penn State are set to meet in the College Football Playoff Orange Bowl semifinal game. Let’s take a look at the early predictions for the matchup

While Notre Dame’s win against Georgia was the first win in a big bowl game in more than 30 years, Penn State is still searching for that level of win under James Franklin. The Nittany Lions had the so-called easy path to the semifinals and took advantage with a dominant win against SMU and a comfortable win against Boise State.

Penn State, the No. 6 seed in the CFP, will square off with No. 7 Notre Dame in the national semifinals. The Fighting Irish secured their spot in the CFP semis after defeating No. 2 Georgia in the CFP quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night in New Orleans.